Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis undergoes procedure to clean up knee
TORONTO - Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis has undergone a procedure to clean up cartilage in his right knee. The 26-year-old from West Palm Beach, Fla., was placed on the 10-day disabled list Ju...
Jun 13, 2017
Two suspicious deaths are suspected overdoses: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER - Police say the deaths of two adults in an apartment in Vancouver appear to be fatal drug overdoses. Fire crews were called to the residential building in east Vancouver on Tuesday and arri...
Jun 13, 2017
U.S. dairy lobby submits its demands for NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The U.S. dairy industry has submitted its demands for the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA, pushing for freer trade in dairy overall and more specifically for a reversal of new Canadian ru...
Jun 13, 2017
Ex-wife in online harassment case tells jury emails left her scared
VANCOUVER - A woman who says a series of harassing emails from her ex-husband left her constantly looking over her shoulder, wept as she relayed the torment to a B.C. Supreme Court jury on Tuesday. Pa...
Jun 13, 2017
Players walk out to sound of Oasis song for France-England
SAINT-DENIS, France - In an emotional show of support for the victims of the recent attacks in Manchester and London, France and England players walked out to the sound of “Don’t Look Back...
Jun 13, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 13 --- FEDS SET TO MEET WITH FIGHTER JET MAKERS: Federal officials are expected to sit down with different fighter jet manufacturers in Paris next week....
Jun 13, 2017
Cop who killed teen says judge was wrong to exclude 'suicide by cop' evidence
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who gunned down a troubled teen on an empty streetcar four years ago says the judge overseeing his trial was wrong to exclude evidence meant to suggest the 18-year-o...
Jun 13, 2017
PM noncommittal about NDP plan for non-partisan watchdog appointments
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn’t seem inclined to accept an NDP proposal aimed at ensuring only non-partisan individuals are appointed to be independent federal watchdogs - even th...
Jun 13, 2017
U.S. was consulted over proposed Chinese takeover of tech firm: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canada consulted with the United States before it decided the takeover of a Vancouver tech firm by a Chinese communications company did not pose any national security concerns, Prime Minister...
Jun 13, 2017
Montreal Impact left back Oyongo undergoes successful knee surgery
Montreal Impact left back Ambroise Oyongo will miss the rest of the Major League Soccer season after undergoing successful right knee surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured patellar tendon. Oyongo suffe...
Jun 13, 2017